0Rolling out
0Pilots
0Pulled back
1Plans and forecasts
2Jobs affected
Apr 2025First tracked
On the floor
- Duolingo says it will stop using contractors for work AI can handle
In an AI-first memo in late April 2025, CEO Luis von Ahn said Duolingo would "gradually stop using contractors to do work that AI can handle."
Entrepreneur · Interpreters and Translators, Writers and Authors
Jobs affected
HumanWith AIAIRobot
- Interpreters and Translators4h 47m of 8h touched · 52,000 workers · $60k · +2% by 2035Where AI or robots show up most: Translate messages simultaneously or consecutively into specified languages, orally or by using hand signs, maintaining message content, context, and style as much as possible (2h 23m a shift, AI on its own)
- Writers and Authors2h 36m of 8h touched · 48,000 workers · $77k · -0.3% by 2035Where AI or robots show up most: Write articles, bulletins, sales letters, speeches, and other related informative, marketing and promotional material (1h 1m a shift, AI on its own)